The starsin this museum are not intended strictly in their astronomic or astrologic meaning, but mainly as a symbol and formal archetype.

The star as a decorative pattern is very common to different cultural and artistic traditions and it’s particularly tied to islamic artistic tradition. The star is an universally recognized symbol, that belongs to the collective imagery of every people and that all along prompted men to stare up to the sky. The power that emanate from this symbol keeps its appealstill alive, as it is visible in the work of many contemporay artists.

The star is than a symbol of the relationships between different cultures and of the links between present times and history.

Beyond the formal fascination for the star, the main objective of this project, and in general of our work, is to realise architectures that dialogue with their physical context and with the cultural and social environment in which they are placed, building a relational space not only dedicated to the display, but also for the people to meet.

For this reason, the STAR MUSEUM's venue is not conceived as a self-sufficient architectonic structure, put in a specific place, but as a costellation of elements being part and dialoguing with their context.

Every STAR MUSEUM's venue will host images, objects, archives, and different kind of events related to the stars, to be decided with the contributions of local communities and cultural institutions.

STAR MUSEUM is a travelling museum, it will host its collection in temporary or permanent structures, in different places and contexts.

STAR MUSEUM is a dynamic museum: at every geographic displacement will correspond an increase of its collection and a variation of its exhibition space’s configuration.

STAR MUSEUM is constituted by a temporary (or semi-permanent) architecture, different from time to time according to the materials, technologies, forms, languages, characteristic of each location.

STAR MUSEUM is a temporary structure, but it’s in its nature to leave a permanent, but respectful for its environment, mark. Planting trees, for example, or leaving back part of its structures if they could be still useful after the end of the event.

STAR MUSEUM is also a place for the contemplation of the nature and of the specific features of each landscape in which it is placed.

STAR MUSEUM displays materials and objects of various nature, the collection of which from time to time, is done in collaboration with the local cultural communities and institutions (museums, universities, research centres, etc.), but it is or can be also conceived as a place to host performative events, meetings, lectures, or only as an archive open to the public. It is our intention to encourage visitors to leave contributions to the research and the collection.

STAR MUSEUM’s concept is born from the conscious awareness of an obsession for this geometric shape with five, six, seven, eight... points.